Global superstar BTS has set another record, this time by claiming No. 1 on the Billboard's Artist 100 chart for a 16th week, the most for a group act. The seven-piece act ranked No. 1, up four notches from the previous week, on the metric that measures artists' popularity across album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming as well as social media performance. It marks a record for a duo or group act. Overall, BTS has now topped the chart the most after Taylor Swift, Drake and The Weeknd

J-hope of BTS surprised fans with a new solo song called “Blue Side” on Tuesday.  The artist worked on what was originally an outro track from his 2018 solo mixtape “Hope World” into a full song adding lyrics and elongating the melody with the help of songwriters Hiss Noise and Adora.  “It’s been three years since ‘Hope World’ came out today,” he said in a posting on the blog.  “There are times when I miss those inno

BLACKPINK member Rose, known as the main vocalist of the four-piece K-pop girl group, will be releasing her debut solo album next week, her agency said Tuesday. YG Entertainment shared two teaser images for her upcoming album, showing the date "March 12, 2021." It did not elaborate on the title and tracks of the album. The album release comes more than one month after the BLACKPINK member first performed one of the songs for the album, "Gone," in the act's first online conc

Global superstar BTS' EP album "BE" has reentered the top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart, boosted by the release of the album's new edition last month, the magazine has said. On Sunday (US local time), it said in an article on the preview of the upcoming chart that "BE" jumped to seventh on the Billboard main albums chart for this week from last week's 74th. The surge follows the recent release of the album's new edition called the "Essential Edition." The "B

Global sensation BTS, alternative pop band Leenalchi and folk singer-songwriter Jeongmilla scooped up multiple awards, including top prizes, at the Korean Music Awards held late Sunday. The Korean Music Awards, now in its 18th year, is an annual music award ceremony that awards musicians on the basis of artistic achievement rather than popularity or commercial success. The ceremony was held without an audience for the second straight year due to the pandemic. BTS received two trophies -- Best

V of BTS gave out hints for his mixtape in a video clip uploaded on the band’s YouTube channel on Thursday.  In the teaser clip for the makings of the band’s “BE” album, the artist said that about 13 tracks will be included in his solo mixtape to the delight of his fans who have been awaiting the release.  At the global media conference held for the “BE” album in November last year, he said that he is interested in classic and Jazz music and altho

Kihyun, a member of K-pop boy band Monsta X, on Friday voiced regret and apologized over his "immature behavior" after he was accused of school bullying. "If there are people who were hurt by my immature attitude and behavior during school, I would now like to sincerely apologize," the singer said in a statement posted on a fan community. "I'm very sorry for disappointing (you) and I will live on deeply reflecting on it." Kihyun mentioned some episodes from back w

K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has been appointed as advocates to raise awareness for a global campaign against climate change issues, the band's agency said Friday. The four-piece act recently received a personal letter from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in which he invited them to serve as advocates for COP 26, or the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, according to YG Entertainment. "Your recent video 'Climate Action in Your Area #COP26' was a huge success, being viewed

NiziU teamed up with Universal Studios Japan for the park’s 20th anniversary.  The theme park announced on Thursday that the girl group is participating in “No Limit! Time,” its special campaign to mark the anniversary in April.  The band recorded the theme song “Festa” that will be played during the parades and throughout the facility. The song will also be part of an entertainment show for visitors and staff to dance together. USJ said that it chose

Global superstar BTS has earned another "million point" song on Japan's Oricon music chart with its upbeat pop-disco hit "Dynamite," the band's agency said Thursday. "Dynamite," the all-English summer number released in August, has accumulated more than 1 million points on the Japanese music chart's weekly single rankings, according to Big Hit Entertainment. Oricon ranks singles based on digital downloads and streaming plays. In the latest weekly chart tallied bet

  Ateez announced on Wednesday that it will come out with a studio album titled, “Into the A to Z,” in March. 　 In the photo that was released with the announcement, seven bandmates of the eight-piece act donned white outfits, showing off an elegant side of the group. Mingi is taking a break due to health reasons.  　 This is the band’s first all-Japanese album since it officially debuted in Japan in December 2019. Its “Treasure EP. Extra: Shift The Map”

Global superstar BTS on Wednesday brought to stage songs from its latest album "BE" and a surprise cover of band Coldplay's hit "Fix You" in its debut performance on the iconic music program "MTV Unplugged." The seven-piece act kicked off the show with its first-ever performance of "Telepathy," a number on its November-released album "BE," in which members Suga, Jung Kook and RM took part in songwriting. All seven members -- including Suga who

"Map of the Soul: 7," an album by global superstar BTS, has stayed on the Billboard main albums chart for almost one straight year this week, recording another piece of history for K-pop. According to the latest Billboard chart results updated Tuesday (US time), the mega-hit album released in February 2020, came in at 108th on the Billboard 200 chart. This marks the album's 52nd consecutive week on the highly competitive chart since it debuted atop the list in the first week of March

The management agency of K-pop stars Jennie of BLACKPINK and G-Dragon of BIGBANG on Wednesday refused to confirm a report that they are secretly dating. Dispatch, an entertainment news outlet, reported on the same day that the two popular singer-rappers have been in a relationship for about a year. YG Entertainment immediately issued a statement, saying it cannot confirm anything about its artists' private lives. G-Dragon, 32, whose real name is Kwon Ji-yong, debuted in 2006 as the leader of

Channeling her inner feline, Sunmi has returned with a transformation into a seductive yet innocent, cat-like woman in her new single “Tail” released Tuesday. “It’s completely different from my previous song ‘pporappippam’ and also strays far from my other songs released so far,” Sunmi said during a live-streamed press conference about the title song of her new digital single. “Tail,” as the title implies, is an embodiment of the instincti